Katja Klepp

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameKatja•Klepp (-Hochwald)
Used nameKatja•Klepp
Born25 October 1967 in Erfurt, ThüringenGER
Measurements169 cm / 57 kg
AffiliationsGST-Klub Suhl — Suhl, ThüringenGER
NOCEast GermanyGDR

Biography

East German rifle shooter Katja Klepp competed for East Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She finished an unfortunate fourth in the small-bore rifle event and 37th in the air rifle event. In 1988, she won her only national title. Klepp later married teammate Bernhard Hochwald and became sister-in-law of his half-brother Raimund Bethge.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Shooting GDR Katja Klepp
Air Rifle, Women (Olympic) 37
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, Women (Olympic) 4

Olympic family relations